A new Facebook group started up last week to discuss Talmud and other rabbinic literature from a historical-contextual perspective. “The Historical-Contextual Beit Midrash” was created eight days ago by David Staum, having initially sharing the idea on another Facebook group,...

A rabbi who has taught Talmud for years and is an expert in it has been publishing essays on Facebook to spark broader discussions. Rabbi Ysoscher Katz has been using the medium of Facebook to post pictures and accompany them...